.NET Micro Framework

NETMF 4.3 Released

Colin Miller — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 22:08:00 GMT

We are glad to announce today the RTM of the .NET Micro Framework version 4.3. You can download the SDK and PK as well as the source from our Codeplex project , client_v4_3 branch, at change number 27523 . Version 4.3 of the .NET Micro Framework Porting...(read more)

‘New’ SoM from GHI Electronics

Colin Miller — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:39:00 GMT

OK – I’m a little behind on this one. The board has been out for a few months. That doesn’t mean that it doesn’t deserve to be pointed out. There have been lots of great things going on with NETMF recently here in Microsoft that...(read more)

NETMF 4.3 (Beta) on the CodePlex site

Colin Miller — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 19:44:11 GMT

Yesterday we released the beta of the upcoming 4.3 release of NETMF. This release includes the following Feature List for v4.3 - Support for Visual Studio 2012 (Pro or higher) plus the Windows Desktop Express version. - All v4.2 QFEs features and...(read more)

On-going VS Express Support

Colin Miller — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 20:00:05 GMT

There was some anxiety for all of us when the language specific Express SKUs (C# Express and VB Express) that NETMF (and Gadgeteer) work with were not going to be supported in VS 2012. We did learn that these 2010 SKUs would be available for...(read more)

Version 4.2 QFE 2 released

Colin Miller — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 17:26:10 GMT

Today we released a QFE for .NET Micro Framework version 4.2. This is both an SDK and Porting Kit release and can be found at http://netmf.codeplex.com/releases/view/91594 . The changeset for this release is at http://netmf.codeplex.com/SourceControl...(read more)

Pete Brown and MADExpo

Colin Miller — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:09:26 GMT

Many of you have already run into Pete at events or in forums – he is a very active and talented contributor to the NETMF and Gadgeteer communities. Here is recent interview of him at MADExpo : http://technologyandfriends.com/SubText/archive/2012...(read more)

A patch you may need if you use XP

Colin Miller — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 19:00:34 GMT

Several people on the team have been tracking down an error reported by a customer that is reported from C# Express. It took some time but they found that there is an optional patch that is not at all optional if you...(read more)

New .NET Gadgeteer board from the Mountaineer Group

Colin Miller — Mon, 21 May 2012 18:33:04 GMT

2 weeks ago I talked about a new port from the newly formed Mountaineer Group. Last week they were back. They announced that they have created a new open source hardware platform on that port which is available for pre-order. The platform...(read more)

New Contributions from the Mountaineer Group

Colin Miller — Fri, 11 May 2012 18:51:00 GMT

Today the first public Beta of the NETMF port to the STM32 F4 was announced by the Mountaineer Group . The Mountaineer group is a neat collaboration that is just being announced between Oberon Microsystems (a software company focused on connected devices...(read more)

A Surprise from Secret Labs

Colin Miller — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:45:31 GMT

Getting a surprise from Secret Labs is, well, no surprise but this is one that I wouldn’t have predicted. Today Chris announced that they are selling a new Netduino board – the Netduino Go. This board responds to requests from their community...(read more)

Latest MSDN Article

Colin Miller — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 21:55:35 GMT

Last summer I wrote a blog on StreamInsight and the great fit between that product and the kinds of data analytics challenges that the Internet of Things will generate – pulling information out of massive amounts of data that individually is of low value...(read more)

Version 4.2 QFE1 released

Colin Miller — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:48:57 GMT

Today we released a QFE for .NET Micro Framework version 4.2. This is both an SDK and Porting Kit release and can be found at http://netmf.codeplex.com/releases/view/82448 . The changeset for this release is at http://netmf.codeplex.com/SourceControl...(read more)

New NETMF Book out for v4.1 and v4.2

Colin Miller — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:46:07 GMT

Some of our earliest partners from SJJ Embedded Micro Solutions - Sean Liming and John Malin - have written a book on the latest versions of NETMF. The book is targeted at the professional audience, hence the name - “Professional's Guide To .NET...(read more)

Version 4.2 RTM Today!! (Updated)

Colin Miller — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:13:25 GMT

We are glad to announce today the RTM of the .NET Micro Framework version 4.2. You can download the SDK and PK as well as the all sources from our Codeplex project , client_v4_2 branch, at change number 13620 . (We will be distributing...(read more)

So you always wanted to be an angel investor

Colin Miller — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:57:42 GMT

KickStarter.com was a new one for me. There are dozens of interesting projects out there from movies to technology to children’s books. What all these things have in common is that they need grass roots funding. At Kickstarter...(read more)

Cortex Support on NETMF in Open Source Project

Colin Miller — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:05:27 GMT

There is a lot of interest in the Cortex M series platforms these days. One reason that these are interesting for very small devices like .NET Micro Framework is that they use a new instruction set – Thumb2 – that is more compact than the one used...(read more)

NETMF Version 4.2 Release Candidate 2

Colin Miller — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:19:43 GMT

We have just posted the second Release Candidate for .NET Micro Framework version 4.2. We decided to do another release candidate so that we could take a few more features from the community and so that we could get a little more exposure to some...(read more)

NETMF 4.2 Contributor and a Cool Product

Colin Miller — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:18:22 GMT

It is great to be able to highlight a valuable contribution to the 4.2 codebase and a cool application of the platform at the same time. The contribution is from Richard Scott at Pulsecor ( http://www.pulsecor.com/ ). People have asked for examples of...(read more)

NETMF 4.2 – Regular Expressions

Colin Miller — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:38:20 GMT

With the 4.2 release just around the corner, I wanted to highlight another contributions from the community – specifically in this case, Regular Expressions. This feature was contributed by Julius Friedman. Regular Expressions This is desktop compatible...(read more)

NETMF Student and Hobbyist projects

Colin Miller — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:34:41 GMT

The last few blogs have highlighted some of the NETMF uses at the Imagine Cup. These are presumably products that are targeting commercial applications and both of these project teams are exploring the road to bringing their products to market. ...(read more)

Imagine Cup and NETMF (Part 2)

Colin Miller — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:35:01 GMT

The team that won the Software Design category was Team Hermes from Sligo, Ireland. This team created an application that addressed the issue of the high rate of traffic fatalities In Ireland with a classically ‘Internet of Things’ solution. They instrumented...(read more)

Imagine Cup and NETMF (Part 1)

Colin Miller — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:20:11 GMT

The Imagine Cup just finished an once again there were some great projects as always. This year, even more than in the past, there were a number of projects that included the .NET Micro Framework platform. I have had the opportunity to talk...(read more)

Internet of Things and StreamInsight

Colin Miller — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:43:32 GMT

The Internet of Things (IoT) is gaining momentum with more and more investment from governments and companies being announced all the time. There is still some complexity to the development of solutions in this segment because the solutions require...(read more)

NETMF 4.2 – Other CodePlex NETMF Projects

Colin Miller — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:11:32 GMT

In this latest release of the .NET Micro Framework we have tried to acknowledge some of the great contributions from the community and we will continue to do that. In addition, there are great contributions happening at our partner’s sites. ...(read more)

NETMF 4.2 – Porting Kit Studio

Colin Miller — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:47:26 GMT

Version 4.2 went to Beta a few days ago with an impressive assortment of contributions from the community. One contribution stands out for its scope and ambition. That contribution is the PKStudio contributed by Alexandr Surkov and Igor Kiselev...(read more)